Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-5701
Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
- Red Hat Fedora Core — versions core_5.0
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29967 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/24259 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23361 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23384 (third-party-advisory)
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html (Exploit)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20870 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22655 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)